Alexandria: The 2026 Buyer's Guide

Compounds in Alexandria: what the catalogue holds

As of 6 October 2026 the Ahlan Homes catalogue holds two compounds in Alexandria — Sawary and Palm Hills Alexandria — with 47 units offered for sale between them. The mix is narrow and easy to read: 41 apartments, three duplexes, one townhouse and two villas, every one of them offered fully finished. This guide sets out what the two compounds actually provide, what they ask, and the payment terms behind each asking price, so that a buyer can judge the city's catalogue market without leaving the page; the Alexandria area page gathers the same listings in one place.

Who buying in Alexandria suits

Alexandria is a year-round city rather than a summer-only address, and the catalogue's two compounds are built for that: both are residential communities with services inside the gates, both are dated to 2027 on their compound records, and both sit inside the city instead of on a holiday strip. A buyer here is usually weighing city living against its cost, and the two compounds answer that question in two different ways.

Sawary is the larger and more self-contained of the two, planned across 417 feddans beside Lake Mariout at the meeting point of the International Coastal Road and the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road. Its master plan brings strip malls, sports facilities, medical clinics, offices and wide landscaped areas together, and its service list is unusually long for a residential compound: supermarkets, laundry, pharmacies, waste management, smart parking, security with CCTV, voice evacuation, fire fighting, access control, building management, lifts, air conditioning and backup power. It suits a household that wants shopping, healthcare and sport inside the community, and it is the cheaper entry into the city: its 30 units start at EGP 8,421,000, all of them apartments or duplexes of two and three bedrooms.

Palm Hills Alexandria takes the other route. It stands across 160 feddans on Sahely Road in the east of the city, beside the Corniche and close to the eastern districts, and it spreads villas, townhouses and apartments through one landscaped plan with a central green spine, water features, jogging and cycling tracks and a commercial area with shops and restaurants. A sports club with multipurpose courts, a gym, a children's play area, a nursery and an international school are all on site. It suits a family that wants the school and the club inside the same gates — or a larger house, since it is the only compound in the catalogue offering villas and a townhouse inside the city.

The compounds worth knowing

Sawary (Saudi Egyptian Developers). Thirty units sit in the catalogue today: 27 apartments of two and three bedrooms, sized between 111 and 277 square metres, and three three-bedroom duplexes of 236 to 312 square metres. Asking prices run from EGP 8,421,000 to EGP 19,370,000 for the apartments, and from EGP 17,093,000 to EGP 23,180,000 for the duplexes. Homes are handed over fully finished with central air conditioning, a private balcony and fitted kitchen cabinets, and security covers the community around the clock. The developer's record lists Bleu Vert, Tierra and El Fustat among its other projects.

Palm Hills Alexandria (Palm Hills Developments). Seventeen units are listed: fourteen apartments of one to three bedrooms between 90 and 179 square metres, one four-bedroom townhouse of 230 square metres, and two villas of five and seven bedrooms at 437 and 578 square metres. Apartments ask from EGP 10,742,000 to EGP 21,045,000, the townhouse asks EGP 30,887,000, and the two villas ask EGP 67,332,000 and EGP 80,905,000. Each home adds a private garden, a balcony, parking and fitted kitchen cabinets to the community's facilities, and the developer's other compounds include Hacienda Ras El Hekma, Palmet - New Cairo, Cleo and Hacienda Waters.

Two notes on names a buyer will meet while searching. Google completes Alexandria searches with «compounds in Alexandria Egypt», «best compounds in Alexandria» and «كمبوندات السيوف الإسكندرية» (compounds in El Seyouf), and the catalogue holds no compound in El Seyouf or on the western beaches: the two pages above are everything Ahlan Homes can compare inside the city right now. The wider governorate is a separate subject, and the coastal compounds north and west of the city are listed under their own areas.

Prices and payment plans in Alexandria (asking prices, 6 October 2026)

The figures below are what sellers and developers are asking on 6 October 2026, not sale prices, and every one of them comes from the listings on this page's compounds.

• Apartments: 41 units asking between EGP 8,421,000 and EGP 21,045,000, with a median asking price of about EGP 14,684,000.
• Duplexes: three units, EGP 17,093,000 to EGP 23,180,000.
• Townhouse: one unit at EGP 30,887,000.
• Villas: two units at EGP 67,332,000 and EGP 80,905,000.
• Sizes: the 47 units run from 90 to 578 square metres, with a median of about 169 square metres; all are fully finished.
• Deposit: 5 per cent on Palm Hills Alexandria's 17 units, 10 per cent on Sawary's 30.
• Instalments: up to 10 years at Palm Hills Alexandria (8 years on three of its apartments), and up to 5 years at Sawary.

The two payment structures sit at opposite ends of the same market, and that matters more than the headline price. Sawary's lower starting price of EGP 8,421,000 arrives with a 10 per cent deposit and a maximum of five years, so the monthly load is heavier. Palm Hills Alexandria starts at EGP 10,742,000 but offers a 5 per cent deposit stretched across eight or ten years, which lowers the monthly figure and the cash needed on day one. Comparing the two means comparing the total a buyer pays over the plan, not the minimum price on the card. The area page record also notes the lowest asking price per square metre it holds at EGP 67,922, which belongs to one particular unit rather than to the market as a whole.

Delivery years in Alexandria

Both compound records point at 2027: handover at Sawary begins on 1 August 2027, and Palm Hills Alexandria is dated to the end of 2027 on its compound record. In the unit listings the picture is more detailed — Sawary's 30 units all carry the August 2027 date, while the apartments at Palm Hills Alexandria carry dates of 2029 and 2030 even though the compound's own record and its two villas point to 2027. The catalogue holds no construction progress, no percentage complete and no forecast for either site, so a buyer should treat the date printed on the individual unit as the one to confirm in writing before signing.

Access and landmarks: how far is Alexandria from Cairo?

The catalogue carries no distance figure for the Cairo drive, so this guide will not invent one. What the record does hold is the road itself: Sawary stands at the intersection of the International Coastal Road and the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road, which is the address's own link to the capital and to the North Coast, with Lake Mariout alongside it.

Inside the city, Sawary is about 5 km from Bibliotheca Alexandrina, about 6.6 km from the Citadel of Qaitbay and about 36.1 km from Borg El Arab International Airport, and its record places City Center Alexandria, the Alexandria Stadium, Raml Station, the Sporting Club and the port within a short drive along the same axis. Palm Hills Alexandria is on Sahely Road in the east, 1.5 km from Carrefour, 4 km from Downtown Alexandria, 9 km from the Corniche and 14 km from Semouha, with Bibliotheca Alexandrina 7 km away, Stanley Bridge 7.7 km, the Citadel of Qaitbay 8.9 km and Borg El Arab International Airport 35.3 km from the gates.

FAQ

What compounds are there in Alexandria?

The catalogue holds two: Sawary, with 30 units, and Palm Hills Alexandria, with 17 units, 47 in total as of 6 October 2026. Both are live compound pages on Ahlan Homes.

How much does an apartment cost in Alexandria?

Asking prices for the 41 listed apartments run from EGP 8,421,000 to EGP 21,045,000, with a median of about EGP 14,684,000. These are asking prices dated 6 October 2026, not sale prices.

How far is Alexandria from Cairo?

The catalogue does not record a distance between the two cities. It records that Sawary sits at the intersection of the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road and the International Coastal Road, which is the route the record associates with the capital.

How much is the down payment and how long are the instalments?

The deposit is 5 per cent on the 17 units at Palm Hills Alexandria and 10 per cent on the 30 units at Sawary. Instalments run up to 10 years at Palm Hills Alexandria and up to 5 years at Sawary, and the term attached to each unit is stated on its listing.

Where exactly are the two compounds in Alexandria?

Sawary is beside Lake Mariout at the meeting point of the International Coastal Road and the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road. Palm Hills Alexandria is on Sahely Road in the east of the city, close to the Corniche and the eastern districts, with Downtown Alexandria 4 km away and Semouha 14 km away.